109Draped ModelHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46773 State: 6/11 |
Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Provenance: | Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Bought by the University of Glasgow from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1962. |
Paper size: | 320 x 198 mm |
Plate mark size: | 207 x 132 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | removed from a book, as shown by sew holes. |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam (Chicago, no. 12 - compare measurements; lifetime one is 2mm larger) |
Medium: | drypoint |
Ink colour: | grey/black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | very slight tone, particularly at lower right |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: | Small flecks, not drypoint lines, possibly from metal curls from burr. A few black flecks, possibly ink splashes, on the figure. |
Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | GLAHA website: '(1) s. in plate with butterfly; c.l. (2) inscr. in brown ink; below plate with a Greek inscription (3) inscr. in pencil; below plate "J. W. 87 / 1." (4) Collector's mark of Royal Library, Windsor (5) inscr. in pencil by Harold Wright; "(from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle) / K 100 V of 8 / Model resting (1873) / C. 21347. / a" ' |
Collector's mark: | crown symbol, pencil (possibly denoting Royal collection, Lugt 2921h) |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | New Testament Greek, reference to the Acts of the Apostles, in orange/brown ink, below platemark, recto; also on recto, below platemark, pencil: 'J.W. 87', '1.', 'K.100', 'V of 8', 'Model resting (1873)', 'c. 21347.', 'q'. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1000502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.